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In 494 instances it was necessary to serve statutory notices in
order to ensure the carrying out of the requisite work.
House-to-house inspections under the Housing (Consolidated)
Regulations, 1925, were continued, the total number of inspections
in 1956 being 2,114,
OVERCROWDING
During the year 24 families were found to be living in overcrowded
conditions, and reports were made to the London County Council
on behalf of these persons. In one case the County Council provided
other accommodation. A further 160 families were visited after
complaints of overcrowding or at the request of the London County
Council or the Borough Council Housing Departments. Reports were
sent to both Housing Departments setting out details of the applicants'
present accommodation.
Upon application being made by either landlord or occupier, the
Council are under an obligation to give in writing a statement of the
permitted number of persons in respect of any dwelling house, and
measurements of dwellings for this purpose were taken on 287 occasions,
compared with 111 in 1955.
INDIVIDUAL UNFIT HOUSES
Twenty two houses were represented by me during the year as being
unfit for human habitation and incapable of being made fit at reasonable
expense. Following my representation formal notices were
served on the owners under the provisions of the Housing Acts to
secure the demolition or closure of these houses, and the Council
subsequently made Demolition Orders in respect of the following 13
houses, and Closing Orders in respect of the remaining nine houses:-
Demolition 1, Glyndon Road,
Orders:- la, Glyndon Road
3, Glyndon Road
3a, Glyndon Road,
23, Chapel Hill
6, Borgard Road
30, Anglesea Road
94, Bloomfield Road
4, Anglesea Avenue
37, Spray Street
39, Spray Street
21, Samuel Street
11a, Belson Road
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